Lions Club of Exeter (CIO)
Annual Report for the period 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021
Summary of Purposes
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Promoting the principles of good citizenship;
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Encouraging members to take an active interest in the civic, cultural, social and moral welfare of the community;
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Encouraging service-minded people to serve their community without personal reward;
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Promoting the Voluntary Sector for the public benefit;
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The relief of poverty and the relief of those in need in particular by providing humanitarian aid and disaster relief;
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The advancement of health or the saving of lives by preventing avoidable blindness, assisting disabled people to lead independent lives or helping to prevent or manage health issues.
Review of Activities and Achievements
Below is a list of the main activities undertaken by Lions Club of Exeter in 2020 to 2021.
Reference is made against activities that are reflected in the accompanying accounts. Most of this period coincided with National Lockdown and Lions activities were severely curtailed as a result.
The trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
Hot Food Project
With the help of a grant from the National Lottery, Exeter Lions have supported two local projects to provide hot meals for families experiencing hardship during the Covid pandemic. This included the purchase of containers and kitchen equipment as well as ingredients.
Newspaper Recycling
Members collect newspapers from a number of sources and transport it to a Local Authority recycling centre where it is weighed and credit given according to the weight. The funds raised from this activity is then given to local good causes.
Message in a Bottle
Exeter Lions Club have been providing the Message in a Bottle Service in the Exeter area for many years. The purpose of the Lions Message in a Bottle scheme is a simple idea designed to encourage people to keep their personal and medical details on a standard form and in a common location, the fridge - to place a small plastic bottle in fridges of the infirm and elderly and particularly those living on their own so that emergency services can
easily find the bottle which contains contact details plus information about their health issues and medication.
Food Bank
Exeter Lions Club supports the Exeter Food bank on a regular basis by providing funds to purchase essential items which the public haven’t donated.
Welfare Support
Exeter Lions Club has supported a number of local charities such as Westbank Community Care, Devon Freewheelers and Headway that provide essential services to those most in need.
Also, a mobility scooter was purchased to assist a child with disabilities in attending school.
Dementia Support
Up until Covid 19 Lockdown, Exeter Lions Club was supporting St Thomas Memory Cafe once a month with afternoon session for dementia sufferers and their carers in a number of ways. Members of the club attended as volunteer helpers for the sessions and the club paid the annual rent for the hire of the room and paid towards a proportion of the Organisers annual wages. This support will resume once restrictions are lifted but in the meantime Exeter Lions funded a Christmas party for the group.
Diabetes Awareness
Exeter Lions Club and other local Lions Clubs have been involved with a Diabetic awareness stand at the Devon County Show for almost twenty years.
Previously, Exeter Lions have teamed up with Exeter Diabetes UK Group to put on a Know Your Risk event in the High Street and it is planned to put on a similar event at the stadium of Exeter Chiefs Rugby Football Club.
Car Park Marshalling for various charity events
Exeter Lions Club members act as Car Park Marshalls at various charity events, and on a regular basis for the Exeter Foundation a charity set up by Exeter Chiefs Rugby Football Club to raise funds on match days which is then divided between local charities. This was suspended during Covid restrictions.
Lions Club of Exeter (CIO) Receipts and Payments Account 1st July 2020 to 30 June 2021
All funds are Unrestricted and to nearest £
| Lions Club of Exeter (CIO) Receipts and Payments Account 1st July 2020 to 30 June 2021 All funds are Unrestricted and to nearest £ |
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|---|---|---|
| Receipts |
£ | |
| Lottery Community Fund |
7,927 | |
| Exeter Foundation (Rugby parking) |
4,236 | |
| Exeter City Coucil (Newspaper recycling) |
620 | |
| Christmas collections |
77 | |
| Other fundraising |
139 | |
| Sundry donations |
209 | |
| Admin items: | ||
| Membership subs |
858 | |
| Part payment of insurance from Club funds |
52 | |
| Total receipts |
14,118 | |
| Asset and investment sales | 0 | |
| Payments | ||
| Donations: | ||
| Stoke Hill Hot Food Project (Lottery funded) |
987 | |
| Stoke Hill Hot Food Project (funded by Club) |
500 | |
| Westbank -Hot Food Project (Lottery funded) |
6,940 | |
| Westbank -Hot Food Project (funded by Club) |
839 | |
| Devon Freewheelers |
250 | |
| Headway |
750 | |
| Westbank -other donations |
650 | |
| Sylvania Community Shop |
500 | |
| Mobility Scooters Plus |
695 | |
| Lions Clubs International 105SW projects |
300 | |
| Lions Clubs International Foundation |
1,100 | |
| Message in a Bottle |
26 | |
| Expenses and Purchases: | ||
| Data Protection fee |
40 | |
| Collecting tins |
123 | |
| Part payment of insurance credited to Admin. |
52 | |
| Admin payments: | ||
| Lions Clubs Int'l membership dues & insurance |
895 | |
| Gift for retiring District Governor |
15 | |
| Total payments |
14,662 | |
| Asset and investment acquisitions | ||
| Collecting tins | 123 | |
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| Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 30 Jun 2021 | ||
| Cash Funds (all Unrestricted): | ||
| Held at Lloyds Bank at 30 Jun 2021 |
9,482 | |
| 9,482 |
| Assets retained for the charity's own use | |
|---|---|
| Club regalia,chains of ofce etc. |
400 |
| Gazebo (purchased 2015) |
900 |
| Other fund raising equipment |
923 |
| Chinese Dragon costume |
540 |
| 2,763 |
Liabilities
nil